Saint Ursula Academy - Scroll Yearbook (Toledo, OH)

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My Grandmother Embarrassed to Tears OST people have someone be- sides their parents to turn to in time of need. In some cases it is an older sister, brother, aunt, or uncle, but I have my grandmother. She is a very sweet person, and very understand- ing. Since she lives with us, I can talk to her at any time of the day or night. Never is she too tired to listen to my joys or troubles, whatever they may be. Her mannerisms are very interesting. Her likes are numerous and her dislikes are few. She likes the sound of young voices, noise never upsets her. There is nothing she likes better than to find the small neighbor children at the door, pa- tiently waiting for her to give cookies from her never-empty cookie jar. She enjoys ice-cream so much that at any hour of the night, even if she has been sleeping, she will get up to eat some. Sauciness, disobedience, or any wrong- doings are in the category of her dis- likes. She always says that these things were not allowed in her day, so why now, But she is not old-fashioned, quite the opposite. She approves of short skirts, slacks, and the like, that came in with this generation. But, perfume has found no way into her life. She wouldn't use perfume if, as she says, my life de- pended on it. She always sees to it that the family is on time. Indeed, she even sets the clock ahead about ten min- utes or so. But what would we do with- out dear grandma? My grandma is more than just a grand- mother to me. She is also my godmother, and therefore I feel closer to her than to my paternal grandmother, had she lived. Yes, she is my pal, and I feel that my grandmother, although she is seventy- eight, will stay with us a long time yet. MARY Davies '45 When someone lightly emits this fa- miliar phrase, I have to smile to myself. I'm carried back to our big red barn on Grandmother's farm in the country. We really used to work up a powerful appe- tite sliding down the haystacks, winning the corn-cob lights, and walking the nar- row beams over the haymow. It was while performing one of my feats of dexterity on the haymow beams that my poor pride was cut to the quick. As I looked down I discovered that cousin Timmy had removed the ladder- one of his not so practical jokes. I could do one of two things at this point- either jump the terrifying distance be- tween the beam and the ground, or slide off the edge and pray that I might pleare land in some hay. I chose the latter course but Heaven turned a deaf ear to my plea for a soft landing. Not ten seconds later I was suspended in mid-air, the helpless victim of ceaseless derision. I felt like Raggedy Ann, hanging on that nail by the seat of my snow pants. I was embarrarred to learf. MARY DOWNIEY '47 Desolation Life flouu against 4 rm:-let cheek! Life lafxghr through many 4 Jaddening frort! Bill where I kneel, Mi!!-still I Jeek Euzlearing friefzdr that I have lost. Parmcm MURPHY '48 THE SCROLL 25

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